What if Danielle and Henry did not immediately tell the King and Queen. What if Daniella worked in the palace as a servant until they were ready to tell them. Takes place immediately after Henry asks Daniella to be his wife. First Fan-fic. PLEASE REVIEW

"I can't wait to bring you home
and show you off to everyone, Danielle. You will never be in need
again. I don't think I've ever been so happy before in my entire
life. I love you and soon the whole world will know it." Henry
gazed at her as he spoke in a way that made Danielle's heart skip a
beat. But Danielle grew up a life outside of the castle, and although
she too, for the first time in her life was just happy to be in love,
she had a much more sensible head on her shoulders.

"Henry, but you have to look at
this rationally! I can't just run off and marry you." She said in
a stressed tone.

"What do you mean? Do you not want
to be married to me?! I thought that's what you wanted." Asked
Henry in a state of panic. After all He literally just broke off a
whole treaty with Spain for the love of a commoner. Not that he
minded that she was a commoner now, but he was still risking so much.

"Of course I want to marry you!"
she exclaimed. She had thought he of all people would have
understood. "But Henry, I am a servant-girl. And you…. You are
the Prince of France!"

"So? Do you still think I care
about that?" He asked sort of relieved that this was her only
reason for not wanting to be married. But still he wondered how it
was still possible for her to think that he did not love her with
every fiber of his being. For her to think it mattered at all to him
what station she was in. Sure, at first he could not handle this
information but he called off his wedding for her!

"It's not that I think you care,
my love, but how would your parents take it?" she asked meekly.
"It's against the law what I have done. Dressing outside of my
station to share evenings with the crown prince of France should be
my ticket to the Americas… or worse." Henry grimaced at her tone
of voice and the notion of them sending her anywhere outside of his
view. "Something tells me that Your Royal Highness will not be too
thrilled, especially with all that is happening in the country now,
that a peasant girl is the sole reason for the broken treaty with
Spain! And now said peasant girl wants to marry his only son! We're
talking about in-laws who have full authority to order my head
chopped off." Henry practically growled at this statement.
Danielle broke out into tiny sobs. Almost by instinct Henry wrapped
his arms around her and cradled her the way he wished he'd done a
long time ago for all her sorrows. But the impact of her words was
still hitting him.

"I don't care what they think!
Now that I know about you and have realized how much I truly do love
you. I cannot live without you. It is impossible!" He exclaimed his
eyes burning into her face. "We'll have to make this work. You,
princess, will be my wife. I see your point though maybe this isn't
the best time to announce our impending marriage… But we will
eventually, I promise you that… I don't think that I can wait
very long." He admitted without the least bit of shame in his
facial expression. "I guess I can go back to my step-mothers home
and continue to sneak out to see you. It will hopefully be easier now
that you know who I a-"she started but was cut off abruptly by
Henry. "What!? There is no way I am sending you back there! After
the way they treated you. There must be another way. I'd sooner
just tell my father the truth. Besides I think after the ball they
will be keeping a much tighter eye on your and my whereabouts." He
scowled at the idea but knew it was true.

"Well Henry I've got to live
SOMEWHERE! It's not like I can just move into the castle with you!
Wait that's the perfect plan!" She exclaimed suddenly.

"What is?"Henry asked confused
at what she was getting.

"I'll move into the castle."

Henry chuckled to himself, partly
amused by her with her idealism and partly frustrated by once again
being out of a solution.

"Darling, although the castle is
very large I do believe SOMEONE would notice if you took residence in
one of the bedrooms. Besides, you do need to eat." He explained in
a light tone.

"No you don't understand! I
would move in as a servant." Danielle explained as if it was one of
the most obvious things in the world.

"WHAT?!"

"It's so simple." She
continued ignoring his outburst. "This way I can be near you, get
to know the castle, and not have to deal with my charming stepmother
here and her ploys to have you marry my hag of a sister!" Danielle
explained becoming more excited with each syllable.

"That is sick. That is actually
sick. I will not have my wife waiting on me and my family. You are
supposed to be welcomed into the family not cleaning after it. No.
New plan." He said with a look of horror on his face from the mere
idea.

"But Henry-" She tried to
continue but he would not hear it.

"No! No buts. We will have to find
another way."

"Henry," She started a little
more frustrated this time. "It's the best way and you know it.
This way we can at least be near each other. I don't want to be far
from you anymore. If this is the only way to be in the castle then so
be it."She stated strongly. Henry looked into her strong face and
knew he'd lost. He couldn't live without her either.

"I hate that this is the only way
for you to live in your own home. But okay I'm willing to try it
but if it doesn't work then we're just going to tell my father or
run for the hills. Agreed? I promise you that I will marry you
someday but I am willing to wait for now."He stated showing her
that if she would agree he'd take her as his wife right now no
matter what his father said.

"Okay, agreed." She said. "Now
where were we before all this?" She asked with in a mischievous
tone.

"Hmmm… I think I might be able
to remind you." He reached out for her and kissed her passionately,
hungrily, knowing that this might be their last chance to share with
each other openly for some time.

Henry and Danielle walked and talked
and basked in eachother's company their whole trip through the
forest towards the palace.

"I think I see it now. Yes, there
it is. The palace."Danielle said, though still hoping she could
have walked with her fiancé for a little while longer.

"You know, we don't need to
return just yet….." Henry looked at her pleadingly hoping that he
would not have to start his new life with Danielle this torturous way
just yet.

"Henry, it's late they'll be
wondering where you've been. I think that now of all times we
should try to draw the least amount of attention possible to
ourselves. After all this plan will only work if no one recognizes me
from the ball." rationalized Danielle.

"All right, the palace it
is."Henry replied.

"Home." Danielle said with a
slight smile appearing at her lips.

"Home."Henry repeated with emotion hidden in his eyes.

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